Killing Memories

had jus

ck asphalt, creating faint, fleeting silhouettes as vehicles passed. A cool breeze blew, car

bustle of the airport, a man stood tall, ga

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he space between the announcements of arriving flights and the dragging of suitcase wh

irajaya-had retu

nds and humiliation. But now, he returned w

we

ll perfectly on his strong frame, reflecting the composure of a man who didn't need to prove anythi

im with a slight nervousness. "Mr.

rked near the exit. The flash of lights from other passing vehicles cr

or opened, he enter

ak

ulfing him in a diff

the air. The dim light from the interior lamps formed soft

He just sat with a straight posture,

as still

l stood proudly, and the sky was still covered with pollution that hi

spat on by those who should have loved him. He lost everything in an insta

he woman

om his suit pocket. The screen lit up,

OLD THE BIGGEST BUSIN

line, a photo

uit. His face was beaming, full of confidence, as if the world was in his grasp. Besi

arrowed

fa

d like poison

. The person he once tr

who also de

late into the night, talked about the future with shining eyes. Rafael was the person h

more pa

married

ip on his phone until h

a Mah

ith him, through thick and thin. The

was just a name on a

nning to warm in his chest. He closed his phone and leaned his head a

ou know how it fee

front of a towering skysc

jaya Tower" shone brightly, illuminated by

But when Arkana fell, he was forced to sell i

e had boug

n the night wind. A woman in a black business suit was already waiting for him in the lobby. Her h

ana," the woman said i

ly nodded

t, Rafael Pradipta will hold the biggest business gala of the year. Al

didn'

sion, no flicker of emotion in his eyes.

en

t he was destroyed. Since the nig

this was

ght moment to greet t

n, with a voice that was calm

e my be

rised. "You wish to a

corners of his lips slight

ust at

tor that would take him t

ke sure th

ew game has

glittering city below. The night wind caressed his hair, carrying

was the place

e, he would

meet again with the two peo

that they would never

d. The windows of Arkana's penthouse reflected the glittering city that seemed never to sleep. From th

eauty, there was

irty games that ha

since earlier. The golden liquid burned his th

was still lit on the tablet screen on

THE STRONGEST BUSI

tly. The smile did

afael," he murmured softly, his

rface of the table, the rhythm

. That the truth would be revealed without him havin

ere only two choices:

Arkana would

eps firm towards the balcony. The night air hit his f

eft this place with r

t

. Every step, every move, he would execute with the

a would see with their own eyes that

ng skyscraper standing majestically in the city cent

here everythin

le returned

red softly. "This time, I'm t

ning struck, splitting

storm wo

rrived... no one woul